Almost 60,000 drink drivers nabbed in two days of Songkran festival
Officials arrested almost 60,000 drink drivers and seized 535 cars as well as 940 motorcycles on roads across the country on Wednesday and Thursday, Colonel Sirichan Ngathong, deputy spokesperson of…
Female student who posed naked on a bridge in Kalasin fined 1,000 baht
A female student of a university in Maha Sarakham has been fined 1,000 baht by Kalasin police after she posed naked for photo shooting on a bridge in Kalasin and…
Hot weather blankets Bangkok and upper Thailand
Thailand’s upper parts as well as Bangkok and its peripherals are experiencing hot and up to very hot weather from today until tomorrow morning with maximum temperature rising up to…
World Bank predicts 6.9 percent growth for Cambodia’s economy this year
The World Bank has predicted that Cambodia’s economy is expected to grow by 6.9 percent this year – the highest of the 14 East Asia and the Pacific region –…
Myanmar military launches major offensive against Kachin rebels
The Tatmadaw or the Myanmar military has carried out ground and air strikes against the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) headquarter and other bases on Wednesday in a major new offensive,…
Bangkok starts grand traditional Songkran festivities at Lumpini park
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) on Friday officially opened the grand traditional Songkran festivities at Lumpini park with the offering of alms to monks. The selection of the park as…
Thai women’s soccer team earns ticket to 2019 World Cup Final in France
The Thai national female soccer team won the ticket to the 2019 World Cup Final in France for the second running when they crushed the Philippines 3-1 in their AFC…
Songkran traffic death toll jumps to 99, and 1,085 injured
In just two days of the “7-day dangerous period” from April 11-17, a total of 99 people have been killed in traffic accidents, and 1,085 others injured. Only in the…
Songkran revellers continue exodus to Northeast and East causing traffic snarls on highways
Although the official 5-day Thai traditional New Year festival began today (Friday) with Thai people across the country going to temples making merits, Songkran revellers continued exodus from the capital…
Anti-Fake News Act in force in Malaysia
Malaysia’s first Anti-Fake News Act has come into force after it was gazette on Wednesday, according to the News Straits Time Online report on Wednesday(Apr 11). Prime Minister Datuk Seri…
Draft court ruling seeks Sereno’s ouster
A draft decision calling for the ouster of Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno has been districted to the Supreme Court justices after the Holy Week break, April 2, according to…
Huge fire engulfs a timber factory in Bang Pa-in
A huge timber factory in Ayutthaya’s Bang Pa-in district caught fire at about 5 pm on Thursday(Apr 12). More than ten fire trucks were rushed to the scene of the…